8th Marine Regiment
Lineage
1917 -1919
Activated 9 Oct 1917 at Quantico, Virginia, as the 8th Regiment.
Relocated during November 1917 to Fort Crockett, Texas
Assigned during August 1918 to the 3d Provisional Brigade
Relocated during April 1919 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Deactivated 25 April 1919
1920 - 1925
Reactivated 5 January 1920 at Port-Au-Prince, Haiti and assigned to the 1st Provisional Brigade
Participated in operations against dissidents, January 1920 – June 1925
Deactivated 1 July 1925
1940 - 1949
Reactivated 1 April 1940 at San Diego, California, as the 8th Marines, 2d Marine Brigade
2d Marine Brigade redesignated 1 February 1941 as 2d Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force
Assigned during December 1941 to the 2d Marine Brigade, 2d Marine Division
Deployed during October 1942 to American Samoa and detached from the 2d Marine Division
Detached during October 1942 from the 2d Marine Brigade
Assigned during February 1943 to the 2d Marine Division
Participated in the following World War II campaigns:
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Saipan
Tinian
Okinawa
Deployed during September-October 1945 to Nagasaki, Japan
Participated in the occupation of Japan, October 1945 – June 1946
Relocated during June-July 1946 to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Assigned during November 1948 to the 2d Provisional Marine Regiment
Deactivated 17 October 1949
1950 – 1989
Reactivated 9 August 1950 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and assigned to the 2d Marine Division
Elements participated in the landings in Lebanon, July-September 1958
Participated in the Cuban missile crisis, October-December 1962
Elements participated in the intervention in the Dominican Republic, May-June 1965
Participated in numerous training exercises throughout the 1970s
Elements participated as part of the multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon, August 1982 – February 1984
Elements participated in the landings on Grenada – Carriacou, October-November 1983
1990 – 1999
Element participated in Operation Sharp Edge, Liberia, August 1990 – January 1991
Participated in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Southwest Asia, December 1990 – April 1991
Elements participated in Operation Provide Comfort, Iraq, April-July 1991
Elements participated in support of operations provide promise and deny flight, Bosnia, September-October 1993 and January 1994
Elements participated in support of Operation Support Democracy, Cuba and Caribbean area, October-November 1993 and May-July 1994
Elements participated in support of Operation Sea Signal, Cuba, June-July 1994
Elements participated in support of Operation Assured Response, Liberia, April-August 1996
Elements participated in support of Operation Albania, March-May 1997 and April-May 1999
Elements participated in support of operations in Kosovo, June-July 1999
Elements participated in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, March-May 2003, June 2004-January 2005 and June-October 2006
Elements participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, November 2003-May 2004
Participated in Operation Secure Tomorrow, Haiti, February -June 2004
Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, March 2005-February 2006
HONORS
Presidential Unit Citation Streamer With Two Bronze Stars
World War II, Guadalcanal – 1942, Tarawa – 1943, Okinawa – 1945
Navy Unit Commendation Streamer
Southwest Asia 1990 – 1991, Haiti 2003
World War I Victory Streamer
Haitian Campaign Streamer
Marine Corps Expeditionary Streamer With Two Bronze Stars
American Defense Service Streamer
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer With One Sliver Star
World War II Victory Streamer
Navy Occupation Service Streamer With “Asia” And “Europe”
National Defense Service Streamer With Three Bronze Stars
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamer With Four Bronze Stars
Southwest Asia Service Streamer With Three Bronze Stars
Iraq Campaign Streamer
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Streamer
Global War on Terrorism Service Streamer